– Baltimore’s defense needs to get younger. They were blown away in the second half. Ray Lewis, hope he doesn’t read this, needs to step aside. His time has come. Age has caught up. His instincts are still there. He still makes the right decisions. But like what Oscar De La Hoya said, “… when your physical doesn’t respond, what can you do? I have to be smart and make sure I think about my future plans.” Lewis’ physical doesn’t respond just as quick as when he was in his 20’s. He has a ring. He’s a first ballot Hall-of-Famer. There’s nothing else to prove. Ray, it’s time to walk away. You ain’t Bernard Hopkins. On your way out, drag Ed Reed with you too.

– With weapons like Joe Flacco, Anquan Boldin, T.J. Houshmandzadeh and Ray Rice it should be a crime against Baltimore fans that offensive coordinator Cam Cameron squeezed an embarrassing 126 total yards out of them. We know how tough Pittsburgh’s D is but this is the playoffs. Raise your game.

– The Ravens coughed the ball up three times — including a rare fumble by Ray Rice, who blamed a stomach virus for his poor performance against the Steelers. Really? I didn’t know stomach virus is the new nickname for linebacker James Harrison.

How’d the Steelers do it?

– With the Steelers playing from behind in the second half you’d think that the Ravens would’ve predicted Pittsburgh to come out throwing the ball a lot in the second half. Unfortunately, no one told Baltimore that. Ben Roethlisberger burned them for two touchdowns in the second half even though he was sacked six times. Didn’t matter because that’s how Big Ben likes it. He likes receiving blows (if you know what I mean) and picking himself up from the field. Then he throws a touchdown when you think you’ve clocked him hard. That’s the style he plays. He’s a winner.

– Pittsburgh’s defense tightened up when it mattered most. Ray Rice had his face on milk boxes in the second half.